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Newport Co. are ready to welcome Rushden & Diamonds to Newport Stadium on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Exiles have drawn both of the previous games against their opponents, however.
The previous match played between the two at Newport Stadium was within the last three years, in December 2008, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Trophy match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 11 Sep | Rushden & D. | 0 - 1 | Newport Co. | CONF |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 16 Dec | Rushden & D. | 1 - 1 | Newport Co. | FAT |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Dec | Newport Co. | 1-1 | Rushden & D. | FAT |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 13 Apr | Rushden & D. | 3 - 0 | Newport AFC | SPL |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 24 Feb | Newport AFC | 1 - 1 | Rushden & D. | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Newport County are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.
The away form of Rushden & D. is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Diamonds have hit 9 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Newport Co. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, picking up 42 points from their 27 games so far. Rushden & D. see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 33 points from their 25 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newport Co. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4 |
| Rushden & D. | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Newport Co. are not exactly setting the world alight at Newport Stadium at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Rushden & D. in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newport Co. | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Rushden & D. | Not won in previous 6 away matches. No win in the 11 most recent games. |